Al Capone is one of the most well-known mobsters in American History due to his booming success during the prohibition. His success was helped through his intimidation and his professional business attitude. Citizens in Chicago respected Capone mainly because they were scared of him but also, because he brought highly valued goods into the city. Al Capone’s actions during the prohibition drastically changed American policing and business in the 1920s.
Capone was born in Brooklyn New York on January 17, 1899. He grew up in two different juvenile gangs in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Junior. He dropped out of school in seventh grade to be a part of these gangs. He started working as a driver transporting alcohol…
There were a variety of reasons as to what was giving the police the most trouble. Such as, Capone’s operations were very guarded which made it hard for the police to stop him. According to Jack Kelly, author of Gangster City, “Organized Crime virtually took over the city in the 1920s.” The police had to adapt and make changes in order to stop Capone’s business in Chicago. They would go undercover inside the Italian Mafia but this resulted in little success. Capone had henchman that would carry out his affairs for him, so they never found actual evidence for a crime committed by Capone. The police also had to be cautious because, Capone’s henchmen were not afraid to turn the streets into a war zone.
Capone was traveling to Philadelphia one day and got arrested for concealed carry and was put in jail for a year. While in jail the police and federal government, who had gotten involved earlier, were trying to find any information that would give them a reason to arrest Capone. The Federal government was inevitably the organization that caught Capone. They saw that Capone had not been paying his taxes. Capone had just gotten out of prison in Philadelphia for a concealed firearm case. He was sentenced to 11 years on October 24,…
